I understand the reason for it, but the limited space in the launcher News section makes pinned articles force newer articles off screen. There is quite a bit of space to play with above this section. Another 10 px or so could be gained by moving the Play button and update progress bar down. There's a large margin on the left that could be thinned a bit, too. These would let you expand the middle section quite a bit. If nothing else, how about limiting the articles to just Titles and Time? I like having the synopses there, but if they're going to force newer articles off screen.. well, we cant read what we can't see. A new, more readable Launcher would go well with the new login screen.. just sayin'.. :-)